Widener University

Widener University is an university in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania which is located on University Place. Widener University is situated nearby to Wolfgram Memorial Library, as well as near the park Memorial Field and the Bown Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Asbury AME Church and State Correctional Institution – Chester.

Asbury AME Church

Church

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Asbury AME Church is an African Methodist Episcopal Church founded in 1845 in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the second African Methodist Episcopal church founded in Chester behind the Union African Methodist Church in 1832. Asbury AME Church is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Widener University.

State Correctional Institution – Chester

Prison

State Correctional Institution – Chester is a medium-security, all-male correctional facility in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. State Correctional Institution – Chester is situated 3,800 feet south of Widener University.

Deshong Park

Park

Deshong Park is a 22 acres park in Chester, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1913 on land donated to the city by wealthy businessman Alfred O. Deshong after his death.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parkside and Upland.

Parkside

Village

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Parkside is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Parkside had a population of 2,321.

Upland

Village

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Upland is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Upland is governed by an elected seven-member borough council. As of the 2020 census, Upland had a population of 3,068.

Crum Lynne

Hamlet

Crum Lynne is an unincorporated community in Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Crum Lynne is situated 1½ miles northeast of Widener University.

Widener University

Type: University
Address: 1 University Place, Chester, PA 19013
Category: education
Location: Chester, Delaware County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.86081° or 39° 51′ 39″ north

Longitude

-75.35644° or 75° 21′ 23″ west

Open location code

87F6VJ6V+8C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 297355196

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=university

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